Heartburn-Free Tomato Sauce with Kefir

I'm eight months pregnant right now, and craving pasta like crazy! But traditional tomato sauce gives me wicked heartburn, so I developed this recipe with kefir. All the yumminess of tomato sauce without the burn! Serve over the pasta of your choice.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 140 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup plain kefir

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until just fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, oregano, and thyme. Simmer until tomatoes are soft, about 10 minutes. Add baking soda and stir. Simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in kefir.